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Malaysia Gamers Face Night Curfew

Posted by Zonk on from the not-called-warcrack-for-nothing dept.

Nanook writes "A Malaysian city have issued a midnight curfew for online games to curb the growing addiction problem. From the article: 'Gaming areas will need a separate entertainment license and will be required to close at midnight, even at weekends. Local lawmakers say they plan to deploy teams of officers to check on popular internet spots. Those found playing games after midnight will be told to leave, while cafe owners who ignore the rules face having their licenses withdrawn.'"

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  1. good ! by da5idnetlimit.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next in the news : all casinos, bar, entertainmment centers of ANY kind, including opera, theater and cinemas, and also discos will be closed at midnight under pain of prison.

    We are the Early risers. We have to wake up early, so we have to go to bed early.
    And we didn't get invited to those parties anyway.
    Feel our wrath !

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    It takes 40+ muscles to frown, but only four to extend your arm and bitchslap the motherfucker
  2. Sometimes I wished that we were limited here too by xutopia · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Too many games give huge benefits to people who can play longer hours instead of rewarding skills.

    Take world of warcraft pvp ranks for example. It's the worst bloody time sink ever. Everyone is up in arms about how little skill it takes to get to high warlord except that jobless-27-year-old-live-at-home-in-parents-baseme nt types. Only people with 16 hours a day have a chance to reach rank 14 and even skill less people have been able to do so just by having more time on their hands.

    As a married man with a job and a social life I'd love it if I could play with skills and get rewarded. Instead may games reward time spent.

    If we were limited to 2 hours a day of gameplay (or at least no advantage whatsoever to play more than 3 hours in a day) the pvp ranking system would be way less skewed in favor of people with more time.

  3. How does this solve anything? by Purplephred · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A curfew won't stop hardcore gamers from gaming - ever - nor will it enourage gamers to spend less time on their choice game. The only thing such a law will accomplish will be to encourage an underground network of gamers to find new alternative to the open cafe atmospheres.

    1. Re:How does this solve anything? by vertinox · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Like of like a Bladrunner-esque Speakeasy prohibition style bar.

      Knock three times and a delayed fourth and when they slide the eye hole open speak the password and show them your usb key.

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      -Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
  4. Summary Gets it Wrong by TychoCelchuuu · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The Slashdot summary gives a false impression. It's only Internet cafes they're cracking down on, not people playing games in their homes. The summary really blows it out of proportion.

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  5. Re:Sometimes I wished that we were limited here to by xutopia · · Score: 2, Informative

    the pvp rank system doesn't work in such a way as normal RPGs do. It sets the mantra of RPGs that whenever you do something good with your char it gets some benefit. Here the rank system is capped and it doesn't matter if you play for 12 years @ 2 hours a day. If someone can play 3 hours a day he'll keep your rank lower because you don't have as much honor as he does. It is a horrible system and it's pissing people off. Check this thread (might only work if you have a wow account): http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=w ow-pvp&t=333822&p=1&tmp=1#post333822